RT - Journal Article T1 - Quality of life among midwives working in Hospitals, in Hamedan, Iran JF - payeshj YR - 2013 JO - payeshj VO - 12 IS - 3 UR - http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-370-en.html SP - 283 EP - 288 K1 - Midwives K1 - The quality of life K1 - Physical health K1 - mental health AB - Objective (s): To determine quality of life among midwives in different wards in hospitals in Hamdan, Iran.Methods: This was a descriptive study. Research community included all midwives working in maternity and midwifery departments in Fatemiyeh hospital (state), Bu-Ali Hospital (Private) and Atieh Hospital (affiliated to the Social Security Organization). The short form health survey (SF-36) was used to measure health-related quality of life.Results: The results indicated that midwives working in obstetrics wards had a better health-related quality of life in all domains as measured by the SF-36. Conclusion: The findings suggest that working in environments that are more related to educational backgrounds of midwives might improve health-related quality of life in this population. LA eng UL http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-370-en.html M3 ER -